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GOSSAMER GLOAK.

Patented Deo. '7, 1886.

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GOSSAIVI ER CLOAK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 353,743, dated December7, 1886.

Application filed A1 ril 29, 1886. Serial No. 200,516. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, BELLE GooDRIoH and THOMAS E. GooDRrcH, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Shelbyville, in the county of Shelby andState of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWater-Proof Garments; and we dd declare the following to be a full,clear, and eXact description ofthe invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters andfigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

Our invention relates to that class of apparel known as water-proofcirculars or gossamers,77 and particularly to such as are adapted to beworn by ladies; and it consists in the construction, arrangement, andcombination ofthe various parts, as will be hereinafter fully described.

. In the accompanying drawings, illustrative of our invention, Figure 1is a view in front elevation ofthe interior of our improved eircular.Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail representation of the series of folds orplaits in the rear portion of the garment, and Fig. 3 is a crosssectionof the same ou the linex met Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout allthe iigures.

A represents a waterproofed covering or wrap, and B B the armholeslocated at the proper points therein.

C designates a belt, made of any suitable material and of any size, andadapted to encircle the waist of the wearer of the garment and be firmlysecured at its meeting ends by a buckle or other equivalent fasteningdevice. This belt is secured to the inner rear part of the waterproofedgarment, preferably by means of two straps, c a, firmly attached to thebelt and likewise to the substance of thegarment. Further, the belt isprovided with depending straps D D, attached thereto at convenientpoints. These straps are made in two parts, which are buckled orotherwise adjustably connected together, so that the straps may belengthened or shortened. At the lower end they are provided with hooksd.

The belt C and its extensible depending straps D D, carrying hooks attheir lower eX- tremity, constitutea means for supporting the skirtsofthe wearers dress, for it will be evident that when the person hasdonned the waterproofed garment the belt G may besecured about thewaist, the straps D be lengthened or shortened in the proper manner, andthe hooks or other devices.d,be inserted into the dress orunder-garments, so as to uphold them entirely oii' the ground and abovethe bottom of the circular, thus keeping them from being bedraggled withmud and water. The straps may be few or several in number, it being onlynecessary that there should be enough to support the bottom of the dressthroughout its whole length.

The armholes B B are provided with strengthening guards or gussets b,for the purproved circular is formed with a series of plaitings, E, madeby the folding ofthe material, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. These foldsextend from the bottom ofthe circular to within a greater or lessdistance from the top. In the drawings the folds or plaits extend fromthe bottom to near the point where the belt is attached. Thisarrangement imparts a fullness to the garment which prevents it fromclipping in about the feet, and thereby prevents the soiling or wettingofthe hosiery, shoe-tops, or under-garments. It also admits of thefreest action of the lower limbs in getting into or alighting from avehicle, ascending or descending stairs, stepping across open gutters,85e. Further, when the garment ills withwind, instead of pulling inabout the feet and binding against them, as is customary with the usualconstruction, it spreads, and thus turns the water out. Vhen the back ofa water-proof garment is constructed in this expansible way, a personcan more easily wear wraps of vary- IOO ing size, and the fullness ofthe skirt thus obtained permits the dress or under-garments being loopedup by the devices above described, and when they are s0 raised thewater-proof is held out free from contact with the remainder of theclothing.

Having thus described our invention, what in we claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the main part A of the circular, provided with aseries of plaits, E, along the middle of the rear portion, and thedevice for supporting the dress, consisting of the belt C, secured tothe said part A, and the depending adjustable straps D, attached to theI5 belt Gand provided with hookssubstantially v as shown and described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures presence of two witnesses.

BELLE GOODRICH. THOMAS E. GOODRIOH. Witnesses:

S. B. MoRRIs, S. H. MoRRIs.

